Phlebitis and infiltration: vascular trauma associated with the peripheral venous catheter

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the incidence rate and risk factors for the nursing-sensitive indicators phlebitis and infiltration in patients with peripheral venous catheters (PVCs). Method: cohort study with 110 patients. Scales were used to assess and document phlebitis and infiltration. Soci...

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Main Authors: Luciene Muniz Braga, Pedro Miguel Parreira, Anabela de Sousa Salgueiro Oliveira, Lisete dos Santos Mendes Mónico, Cristina Arreguy-Sena, Maria Adriana Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-05-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100318&lng=en&tlng=en